A British Victory For Titus

I fear the two captives will be regarded as a 'Judaea Capta' type by some long after I'm gone since it is erroneously listed in Hendin as such. But I think the evidence for it being a reference to a British Victory is pretty sound. Too bad the folks who consult Hendin will never know ...

 

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I'm a Hendinite but I'll gladly present your excellent alternative theory to all I meet

 

Well, that's all I can ask for!

 

@David Atherton Cool on the Captives and the Shields!

ROMAN REPUBLIC CAPTIVES:


RR Cloelius 98 BC Quin Jupiter F dots Victory Gaul captive Q Craw 332-1c Sear 212


RR Gellius 138 BCE AR Den Roma wreath Mars fem captive Quad Sear 109 Cr 232-1


RR Aemilius Lepidus Paullus 62 BCE Concordia Perseus Macedon captive Sear 366 Craw 415-1

 

Here is a funky trophy:

Capua was occupied by Hannibal at the time of this coin. This is a Trophy of defeated ROMAN REPUBLIC spoils for the Carthaginians:


Campania Capua 216-214 BC Æ Uncia 20.5mm 6.1g Laur hdJupiter r star value l Victory trophy star value r Monete 21 HN Italy 493

 

That is a neat reverse!

 

I agree. This is why I enjoy the amazing conflict of two Titans in their day... It is fun to find the OTHER SIDE of History, such as defeated Roman arms in a trophy. Had Carthage won the 2nd Punic War, perhaps Western History may had been much different...

Capua was promised to be the Capital of Italia upon his defeat of Rome...

Campania CAPUA AE 14-5mm 216-211 Hera Oscan Grain ear Hannibal capital Italia SNG Fr 517 SNG ANS 219 HN Italy 500 EE Clain Stefanelli

 

The victors may write the history, but at least the defeated can still tell their story through their coins.

 

This off centered example of Paullus (Obverse Concordia) and the captive reverse featuring Paullus, King Perseus of Macedon and his sons seemed a cool buy at a budget price.

 

Some really cool captive and shield combinations. @dougsmit highlighted some great examples from Septimius Severus so I thought I would throw one into the mix.

Here is a rare Caracalla mule with a reverse meant for Septimius Severus. These look like two different shields here as well.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius 19.5mm, 3.3 g. Rome mint. 201 / 202 AD.
O: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped beardless young bust right
R: PART MAX PM TR P X, trophy; at base, bound captive seated at either side.
- RIC 322
The workmen can be excused for mixing up the dies for in 201-202 exactly the same PART MAX Trophy type was being struck for both emperors, distinguished only by their titles in the continuation of the rev. legend, so easy to confuse:

PART MAX P M TR P VIIII or X or X COS III P P for Septimius,

PART MAX PONT TR P IIII or V or V COS for Caracalla.

Two others from the same rev. die, but different obv. dies: RIC 322 = BMC p. 385, 163, pl. 64.13; and CClay collection from eBay, Jan. 2007.

Another is reported by Cohen 174 (10 francs) from the Turin collection; and there were two more in the Reka Devnia hoard.

And how about a bonafide Judea Capta Shield and Captive?

Vespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34mm, 23.49 g 6), Rome, 71.
O: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head of Vespasian to right.
R: VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in ex, Victory standing right, left foot set on helmet, writing on shield; in right field, mourning Judea seated beneath palm tree.
- BMC 582. BN 560. Cohen 625. RIC 468. Ex Oblos webauction 3 11/15 lot 292, Astarte S.A. XIX '06 Lot 956, UBS Gold & Numismatics '06 Auction 64 lot 173, Auction Numismatica Genevensis 1, Geneva, 27 November 2000, lot 147.

 

Fantastic coin!